User manual SYMANTEC PC ANYWHERE 10.5.1

[. . . ] Symantec pcAnywhereTM User's Guide Symantec pcAnywhere User's Guide The software described in this book is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Documentation version 10. 5. 1 Copyright Notice All Rights Reserved. Copyright 1995-2002 Symantec Corporation. Any technical documentation that is made available by Symantec Corporation is the copyrighted work of Symantec Corporation and is owned by Symantec Corporation. The technical documentation is being delivered to you AS-IS and Symantec Corporation makes no warranty as to its accuracy or use. Any use of the technical documentation or the information contained therein is at the risk of the user. [. . . ] By checking this option, you ensure that such dialog messages appear in a visible part of your screen. 3 If you need to change the default color level during the session, make a selection from the ColorScale list box. For more information, see "Discovering optimum performance settings" on page 39. 4 Click OK. If the host user has given you permission to do so, you can prevent others at the host site from viewing your session or inadvertently cancelling the session. To protect your session 1 2 On the remote online menu, click pcAnywhere > Online Options. Click Host Keyboard Locked to disable the host computer's keyboard and mouse. The host user can observe the session, but cannot perform any tasks on the computer. You might want to select this option if the host computer is running unattended. 3 4 Click Host Screen Blanked to prevent others at the host site from viewing your session. Click OK. Recording and replaying sessions It is often helpful to have a recording of a remote control session. For example, as the host user demonstrates a complex procedure, you can record the host screen instead of taking notes. Later, you can replay the recording to review the exact steps. Either the host or remote user can record a session. However, to record a session, host users must set up the host to start recording automatically as soon as the connection is made. This setting applies globally to all host sessions. 67 Controlling another computer remotely For more information, see "Recording host sessions" on page 118. Remote users can start recording at any point during a remote control session or set up a connection item to automatically record a session upon connection. Recording a remote control session You can record a session for later playback at any point during the remote control session or set up your remote connection item to begin recording sessions automatically upon connection. You have the option to save the session in a new record file or to add your recording to the end of an existing file. To start recording during a session 1 2 On the remote online menu, click pcAnywhere > Recording. Do one of the following: Choose an existing record file (*. rcd) if you want to add your recording to the end of that file. Specify a file name to create a new record file. 3 Click Save. Actions you perform on the host computer after this point are recorded in the file. To record sessions automatically 1 2 3 4 5 In the pcAnywhere Manager window, click Remotes. Right-click the connection that you want to use, then click Properties. On the Automated Tasks tab, check Record session in file for later playback. Recording starts immediately after you connect to the host computer. To stop recording without ending the session On the remote online menu, click pcAnywhere > Recording. 68 Recording and replaying sessions Replaying recorded sessions Recorded sessions are saved as . rcd files in the pcAnywhere directory, unless you specify another file location. Sessions are played back in a replay window, which shows the host screen and each action you perform during the recording. 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